Tag: Roger Avary
Pulp Fiction Writer Roger Avary To Adapt William Faulkner’s Sanctuary
Crime novel? I like that! So thank God I’m not here today to write about some fairy-tale or biopic, or whatever…
So, here’s the thing. You know that William Faulkner’s 1931 crime novel titled Sanctuary? Yeah, you already guess, that novel is getting a big screen adaptation! Isn’t that great?
And now, when we know that Pulp Fiction writer Roger Avary will be in charge for the adaptation – it sounds even better!
According to the latest reports, Avary has been tapped by producer John Langley to adapt William Faulkner’s Sanctuary for the big screen. For this project, Langley will team up with Ali exec producer Lee Caplin.
Sanctuary, the novel first published in 1931, is a tale of a changing social order in the South involved characters that include a ruthless moonshine racketeer and other sinister types who commit murder, abduction and other unsavory deeds.
Here’s a little description of the novel: “First published in 1931, this classic psychological melodrama has been viewed as more of a social document in his tragic legend of the South than mere story.
Silent Hill 2 Gets Title and Director
STYD reports that Michael J. Bassett, who last wrote and directed Solomon Kane, will direct Silent Hill: Revelations.
Bassett revealed that the sequel will be filmed with 3-D cameras instead of being converted post production.
The plot for Silent Hill 2 goes thusly:
The sequel follows Heather Mason, along with her father, who have been on the run – always one step ahead of dangerous forces that she doesn’t full understand, Now on the eve of her 18th birthday, plagued by horrific nightmares and the disappearance of her father, Heather discovers she’s not who she thinks she is. The revelation leads her deeper into a demonic world that threatens to trap her in Silent Hill forever.
‘Pulp Fiction’ screenwriter Roger Avary arrested
Oscar-winning screenwriter Roger Avary was arrested Sunday on suspicion of manslaughter and driving under the influence after a Ventura County car crash that killed a man and injured Avary’s wife, authorities said.
Avary, 42, was the driver in the single-car collision shortly after midnight in Ojai, said Captain Ross Bonfiglio of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department.
Killed in the accident was Andreas Zini, 34, a resident of Italy who was apparently visiting the couple. Firefighters cut Zini from the car with Jaws of Life and he died several hours later at Ventura County Medical Center.
Avary’s wife Gretchen, 40, was ejected from the car and found in the road by deputies, Bonfiglio said. She was hospitalized in stable condition.
Avary was booked but later released on $50,000 bail, Bonfiglio said. He did not know whether Avary has hired an attorney.
Avary won an Academy Award along with Quentin Tarantino for writing “Pulp Fiction,” and was also a co-writer of the recent epic “Beowulf.” He and his wife live in Ojai, a popular artists’ colony and tourist destination 14 miles north of Ventura.
